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The Kents - Part 1
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espanolbotFrom a time in the mid-90s when the only way someone in DC could make a Western was to tie it in to a superhero franchise, there comes... the Kents!
( Trigger warning: Racism )
( Trigger warning: Racism )
"Back then we still had our tomorrows."
Aug. 6th, 2012 09:14 pmmrosaJohn Ostrander's Firestorm is one of the best superhero sagas of the '80s. Ostrander made it more political and brought lots of Cold War intrigue to story, and in the process ripped Alan Moore off a bit, but who hasn't? It was great fun, smart, emotional, thrilling. The series starts with Dr. Martin Stein dying from cancer caused by his exposure to radioactivity:
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The Kents Meet a Famous Actor
Jan. 20th, 2012 02:57 pmespanolbotOne of the suprisingly underrated series' to come out of the 1990s was, to me, John Ostrander's 'the Kents'. Not heard of it? Not really suprising, I think that it's been out of print until very recently, but think that they might have republished it recently in two 100 page issues, which you should kind of pick up if you're able to, it's excellent.
Warning for racism.
( Minireview, two pages of comic )
Warning for racism.
( Minireview, two pages of comic )
lilacsigilI don't know if this was ever posted at the old Scans Daily, but it hasn't been posted here! Parts of six pages from five issues.
Back in 1989, a mysterious new character started communicating with the Suicide Squad via computer. The Squad's computer technician (and you may all marvel at the super-modern computers) was Flo Crawley, an idealistic young woman given a job by Amanda Waller, who is apparently a friend of her mother Edna Mae.
First contact!
( Then The Wall finds out... )
Back in 1989, a mysterious new character started communicating with the Suicide Squad via computer. The Squad's computer technician (and you may all marvel at the super-modern computers) was Flo Crawley, an idealistic young woman given a job by Amanda Waller, who is apparently a friend of her mother Edna Mae.
First contact!
( Then The Wall finds out... )
pyrotwilightThe final issue of the Earthplague portion of the Bloodlines annuals introduced the odd super being known as Mongrel.
To say he has anger issues would be an understatement. This issue has a few things that bug me and would throw many off so I'll try to make it as clear as I can. Their are a few times jumps around in the story and perhaps most annoyingly is the effort to try explaining Hawkman's apparent status quo at the time, which well, I have no idea about and am ignoring it as best as I can.
19 pages from a 57 page story.
( This Half Cambodian DC character makes the other one look like a ray of sunshine )
To say he has anger issues would be an understatement. This issue has a few things that bug me and would throw many off so I'll try to make it as clear as I can. Their are a few times jumps around in the story and perhaps most annoyingly is the effort to try explaining Hawkman's apparent status quo at the time, which well, I have no idea about and am ignoring it as best as I can.
19 pages from a 57 page story.
( This Half Cambodian DC character makes the other one look like a ray of sunshine )
thehefnerA couple months back, I got into yet another debate with someone about why I hated Batman using a gun in Final Crisis. I meant to post this at the time as a canonical response, but got distracted with IRL stuff and general geekery at my Two-Face fanblog. Besides, I figured this might be controversial, since it's a controversial real-life topic combined with a controversial comic topic, taken from a comic that was deeply controversial at the time it was released: Batman: Seduction of the Gun.
B:SotG was an anti-gun one-shot published as a benefit issue for the John Reisenbach Foundation for gun-control education activities, a fact which wasn't revealed to readers until the end. DC was flooded with angry letters from gun owners and Second Amendment advocates, many of which were published in the early Knightfall issues. Many letters were along the lines of "My heart goes out to the Reisenbach family, what a tragedy, BUT STILL GUN CONTROL IS BAD I FEEL BETRAYED FOR ACCIDENTALLY DONATING MONEY TO THIS CAUSE." I could do a whole post about that comic and the response it got.
So it might be a bit unfair to use these pages as my reasoning why Batman would never use a gun, and would always find another way to save the day because he's frickin' Batman. It's a very biased perspective. But in this case, I believe it also entirely fits with Batman as a character, and how he's always reacted to guns and gun violence.
WARNING: this is the single most graphic description of exactly how the Waynes died.
( Why Batman will never use a gun... in graphic detail )
B:SotG was an anti-gun one-shot published as a benefit issue for the John Reisenbach Foundation for gun-control education activities, a fact which wasn't revealed to readers until the end. DC was flooded with angry letters from gun owners and Second Amendment advocates, many of which were published in the early Knightfall issues. Many letters were along the lines of "My heart goes out to the Reisenbach family, what a tragedy, BUT STILL GUN CONTROL IS BAD I FEEL BETRAYED FOR ACCIDENTALLY DONATING MONEY TO THIS CAUSE." I could do a whole post about that comic and the response it got.
So it might be a bit unfair to use these pages as my reasoning why Batman would never use a gun, and would always find another way to save the day because he's frickin' Batman. It's a very biased perspective. But in this case, I believe it also entirely fits with Batman as a character, and how he's always reacted to guns and gun violence.
WARNING: this is the single most graphic description of exactly how the Waynes died.
( Why Batman will never use a gun... in graphic detail )
thelazyreaderBarry Allen, the Flash, is widely held to have had the best ever death for a comic character. He died saving the universe in Crisis on Infinite Earths and afterward became a legendary figure in the DC Universe. His death was revisited a number of times by DC writers over the years before he was finally brought back to life.
I'd like to share a couple of these stories, showing Barry's last moments from his point of view.
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I'd like to share a couple of these stories, showing Barry's last moments from his point of view.
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arbre_rieur
In the 853rd century, humanity has colonized every planet in the solar system. Life exists on Mars once more.
So what happened to the last survivor of the planet's previous residents? A time-traveling Kyle Rayner learns the fate of a certain green Alien Ace.
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thelazyreaderAn important aspect of the Martian Manhunter's history is that as a shapeshifter, he has used many alter egos over the years. This is explored in Martian Manhunter #17. J'onn may seem like one of Earth's lesser-known heroes, but he's is a lot more famous in the DCU than people think if you factor in his other identities
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thelazyreaderWhen it comes to the JLA's 'Big 7'(Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman and the Martian Manhunter), being the heavy hitters of the DCU most readers will at least have have a general idea of their origins. All except J'onn. It doesn't help that he has no iconic origin tale like Batman's Year One, Superman's Man of Steel, Flash's Born to Run , Green Lantern's Emerald Dawn and so on.
So I go to Martian Manhunter v2 #0, which recaps his old Silver Age origin with a few modifications. ( We start with a typical day at the JLA Watchtower )
So I go to Martian Manhunter v2 #0, which recaps his old Silver Age origin with a few modifications. ( We start with a typical day at the JLA Watchtower )
thelazyreaderMy last couple of posts have dealt with moral issues regarding the world of superheroes, so on a lighter vein, I return to the Martian Manhunter series for a couple of (unintentionally) humorous moments.
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When J'onn met an urban myth
Jan. 11th, 2011 11:03 pmthelazyreaderEarlier I posted scans of the Martian Mahunter's first encounter with Superman. Now it's Batman's turn. Don't worry, he wasn't disguised as Bruce's nanny or something. Theirs is more of a professional acquaintance.
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When J'onn met Kal
Jan. 11th, 2011 11:14 amthelazyreaderMost people seem to forget than not only is the Martian Manhunter one of Earth's most powerful heroes, he's also one of the oldest. Biologically as well as chronologically J'onn is thousands of years old, and has met pretty much every major hero in the DCU at some point or another. This was briefly explored in the Revelations arc from issue 20 to 23 of his series, written by John Ostrander.
In #20 we learn that J'onn was in the area when a certain rocket crashed on a Kansas farm, decades ago.( Read more... )
In #20 we learn that J'onn was in the area when a certain rocket crashed on a Kansas farm, decades ago.( Read more... )
The Martian Manhunter... is a junkie!
Jan. 10th, 2011 09:32 pmthelazyreaderI know it's like overkill for me to be making three posts on the same day, but I have a holiday with plenty of time on my hands and am mostly spending it reading comics, and have a lot of things I've been bursting to share here for weeks.
Lately I've been hunting down issues of the old Martian Manhunter comic. I regard it as one of DC's most underrated series. There are some unexpected gems there. One particularly enjoyable issue is #24 by Ostrander and Mahnke, where Booster Gold and Blue Beetle steal J'onn's cookies. Some scans of this story have already been posted on scans daily before(Just click the Title: martian manhunter tag below, it's the post below this one in the list).
It turns out there's still more hilarity to be found in that issue, after J'onn returns to normal.
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Lately I've been hunting down issues of the old Martian Manhunter comic. I regard it as one of DC's most underrated series. There are some unexpected gems there. One particularly enjoyable issue is #24 by Ostrander and Mahnke, where Booster Gold and Blue Beetle steal J'onn's cookies. Some scans of this story have already been posted on scans daily before(Just click the Title: martian manhunter tag below, it's the post below this one in the list).
It turns out there's still more hilarity to be found in that issue, after J'onn returns to normal.
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One Perfect Moment: Darkseid
Jul. 28th, 2010 04:10 pmredorion3 pages from The Spectre Vol. 4 #19 by John Ostrander and Norm Breyfogle. I wasn't really a fan of the Hal Jodan Spectre series but it did give us this awesome Darkseid moment.
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Apache Skies #1 (6 pages)
Jun. 13th, 2010 08:03 pmschmevilI'm going to start slowly reposting the western comics I put up at 1.0, with some additions. What do my fellow western readers want most?
Streets of Glory
Apache Skies
Loveless
The Lone Ranger
Scalped
Blaze of Glory
I've scanned large portions of all of these, and would be willing to (slowly) post excerpts if there's interest.
Now to business, six pages from the first issue of the Apache Skies miniseries. Not plotty, but a sequence I love.
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PS. I'm officially on modcation for several weeks, so if you've got any modly queries, direct them to another member of the mod team. xo
Streets of Glory
Apache Skies
Loveless
The Lone Ranger
Scalped
Blaze of Glory
I've scanned large portions of all of these, and would be willing to (slowly) post excerpts if there's interest.
Now to business, six pages from the first issue of the Apache Skies miniseries. Not plotty, but a sequence I love.
( Read more... )
PS. I'm officially on modcation for several weeks, so if you've got any modly queries, direct them to another member of the mod team. xo
The Many Looks of Black Alice; The Return
May. 11th, 2010 06:10 pmkamino_nekoThis is a follow up to my earlier post on Black Alice here. The character's background can be looked at there, as well as most of her earlier looks. This post has the most interesting ones I didn't post there (as I hadn't yet read that issue). I'd actually intended to wait a couple more months until she'd had a few more appearances, and thus a few more outfits, but I changed my mind.
( More cosplay superheroing inside. )
A shorter installment of The Many Looks this time, but...a fun one.
( More cosplay superheroing inside. )
A shorter installment of The Many Looks this time, but...a fun one.
